[TheForge] Bill Fiorini very poor health

[williamsiron at comcast.net]

I'm sorry to hear about Bill. I had met him at several ABANA conferences and enjoyed our conversations. Strokes are nasty injuries. Your brain is still working but the connections are not. I'm on blood thinners so that the possibility of a stroke is lessened. Please let Bill & Kirsten know that he and his family are in my prayers. 



Mark Williams 

Snow Hill, Maryland 


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From: "Roger Degner" <780 at mchsi.com> 
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Sent: Thursday, June 2, 2011 2:52:00 PM 
Subject: [TheForge] Bill Fiorini very poor health 


I revived the below message from his wife 


Kirsten Skiles6:12am Jun 2nd 
Bill was in the hospital being treated for a very serious nocardia infection 
in his right lung and thyroid. He was recovering slowly, but definitely 
showing progress. Very early Wednesday morning he had a massive stroke on 
the right side of his brain. Even if he did survive and recover, he would 
not have anything close to the life and function that he wanted. 

We've decided to choose comfort care only and inpatient hospice care. Please 
feel free to let his old friends know. I don't have the energy to look up 
names and numbers. I would prefer not to get a lot of calls right now 
please. 

Bill wanted to be cremated and was adamantly against a wake and funeral. 
Finances permitting, Bill's older daughter Danielle and I would like to plan 
a memorial party (or hammer in?) back in La Crosse later in the summer. 

He's resting peacefully in hospice right now. I'll let you know how things 
go. 
-Kirsten 


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